Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Chills, issue 5

With issue five, the word "Winter" had been dropped from the title. And with this issue, Simon MacCulloch joined the editorial team. "Winter" was dropped because the magazine started to appear in the other seasons and hence was deemed inappropriate. Also, Chills is snappier (and the abbreviation no longer sounded like a London postcode).

Chills 5, edited by Peter Coleborn and Simon MacCulloch was published by the British Fantasy Society in 1991. The cover price was £1.80/$4.00. Eight stories appeared in this issue:

The cover illustration was by Charles Dougherty and designed by Nigel Pennington (who also designed the logo). Additional artwork was by Alan Hunter and Nigel Pennington. The back cover illustration was for H P Lovecraft's "The Haunter of the Dark" by Jim Pitts.

Note: "In the Arcade" originally appeared in Amazing Science Fiction, 1978. "The Real Wolf" first appeared in Nocturne 1, 1988.

2 comments:

Very pleased with my publication in this mag. It opened doors for me in Year's Best Horror and a wonderful illustration (by Sylvia Starshine?) for MY GIDDY AUNT.The ? above is because I no longer own any of my many hundred contributor copies.df lewis

The Alchemy Press

British independent press: The Alchemy Press, run by Peter Coleborn. I have edited and produced titles for the British Fantasy Society (including Dark Horizons, Winter Chills and Chills). I have chaired both the BFS and the annual British Fantasy Convention. I write fiction, reviews, edit manuscripts (including line edits) for other writers, co-created and chair a writers' group. In 2009 I sat as one of the judges for the prestigious World Fantasy Awards ... And I also take photographs.